The 9th March culminated with the presentation by THINKING-BIG of the conference “Bridges to the (im)possible”, part of the launch of the 2nd edition of the design competition for social entrepreneurship “Pontes para o Futuro” by Porto’s City Council.

This conference was the result of the weeklong co-creation process between THINKING-BIG’s team and the team from Porto’s City Council.
The goals, ambitions of the message, its target and context were all clearly debated and defined.

With all the information settled, the stories began to breathe life into the content (that is available here). Stories told in the first person, selected to illustrate each of the items to be addressed:

- The trust in others, in the impossible, and in the dimension of what is possible.
- The need to focus on the specific features of the problems to give them a concrete solution.
- The importance of delegating
-Alternative ways of addressing the same issues
- The ability to distance ourselves to see the problem clearly, with perspective.

The result of this hour-and-a-half conference was the auditorium at Quinta da Bonjóia full of questions, comments, and clear messages spontaneously summarized by participants in the project’s opening session.

A conference is never just a conference. It is an opportunity to build new projects, to exchange knowledge, and to constantly adapt to new messages that can contribute to a world with a wider perspective.

Building and walking, in this case, through “Bridges to the impossible”.

The entire conference can be seen in this home video done by one of the participants: